Kate Heightmeyer Drabble-a-thon: Day 10

prompt: Kate & Elizabeth; past lives

Famous

"Have you used hypnosis much before?" Elizabeth had wondered ever since Kate put Teyla under, but with so much happening right after, there hadn't been a chance to explore the topic more with Atlantis's psychologist.

Kate stirred the granola in her bowl and shrugged. "Not really. I took a course on using it to treat addictions once, but the prof was kinda... kooky." When Elizabeth raised an enquriing eyebrow, she added, "She was really into past-life regression."

"You don't believe in the possibility of reincarnation?"

Kate laughed. "I don't believe we were all of us once Cleopatra or Abraham Lincoln."

Kate Heightmeyer Drabble-a-thon: Day 11

prompt: Kate/Ronon; tough

Tough Guy

"You know, if I was seeing you professionally, I'd be concerned about how often you get hurt." Kate examined the suture strips closing the most recent cut on Ronon's forehead.

With a growl, he batted her hand away. "I'm OK. Just didn't duck fast enough when Sheppard swung."

Kate sat back on her heels and smiled at him. "Well, lucky for you, I'm not seeing you professionally." She prodded him in the chest with a finger. "I just hope you haven't got a headache."

With another growl, Ronon seized her and turned her on her back. "When you're around? Never!"